Jonah Lomu To Make Calvisano Debut

30 November 2005 00:00am

Cardiff Blues Director of Coaching, David Young confirmed that Jonah Lomu will not take part in Sunday's Powergen Cup match against London Irish, but will make his debut for Cardiff Blues against Calvisano. Buy Tickets&gt;&gt;

"Jonah has been working hard on his fitness and we will be picking up the contact levels with him this week. He won't be involved on Sunday, but he might be ready for next week and if he doesn't make the first Calvisano game, he'll definitely make the second one."

If you have not already done so you can still get tickets to see what is expected to be the rugby superstar's first game in Wales on Saturday 17th December, 3pm kick off. Call the Cardiff Blues ticket office on 029 2030 2030 or buy online at

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